Hi BeeJ, For what it’s worth, I’ve written about this subject and know many people with SCI that have broken leg bones. You do NOT want a hard cast. The best option is to get a soft cast or if the fracture needs more stability a custom orthotic cast that splits in half, is well-padded and you can take apart (held together with velcro) so you can do skin checks. Here is a link to an article I wrote on SCI, osteoporosis and fracture. If you scroll down to the 14th paragraph you will read about a person with a Tib/Fib fracture and how they managed to heal it: http://www.newmobility.com/2009/12/osteoporosis-update/
Another option to ask your physician(s) about is a full length leg imobilizer with knee hinge similar to the photo here: http://www.orthopaedicsandtrauma.com/acatalog/iromcoolirom.gif Hope this helps. Sincerely, Bob Vogel > On Sep 21, 2017, at 6:19 PM, Bobbie Humphreys <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I broke my leg dancing 💃 > Some drunk guy thought I was faking being in a manual chair, this is 1974, > and pulled me out of my chair. > I had a plaster cast and got pressure sores on my heal. > Bobbie > > "Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi > > On Sep 21, 2017, at 8:11 PM, Jeffrey Gaede <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> I've had a similar break and broke it in a similar way. They put me in a >> removable boot both because it was a spiral fracture and they were concerned >> about potential pressure sores. I would pay attention to any signs that >> something is not right and that something could be pressure from somewhere. >> I've also had a cast on a broken bone before and everything went perfectly >> fine. >> >> Jeff >> From: BeeJ <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 5:04 PM >> Subject: [QUAD-L] Broken leg.. >> >> So I broke my leg Last Friday Night turning around in the dark with my power >> chair. The toe of my boot caught on my bed and I twisted it and heard a pop. >> So now I have a cast up to my knee that I can't feel. Anyone on here have >> any experience dealing with a broken bone below your level of injury? I'm a >> little worried about what's going on inside that cast. >> >> -Bj >> >>
